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. >> reporter: the pentagon calls the cuts stupid. and it's hard to disagree. get this, there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the spy drone, $2.5 billion. you might think there would be urgent meetings at the white house, but there are none. no meetings or phone calls between the president and republican leaders. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> certainly not encouraging. >>> it's expected to be an emotional day in the senate as lawmakers consider a revamped assault weapons ban. among those expected to testify are the parents of a child killed at sandy hook elementary. the nra promises to fight any restrictions on gun ownership. >>> and one-fifth of americans polled by kaiser family foundation admits they know a victim of gun violence. among the african-americans polled, 42% say they know a gun crime victim. 75% of latinos, 62% of african-americans and 30% of whites worry about being victimized themselves. >> i have to say, this is a story that transcends not -- an
. >> reporter: the pentagon calls the cuts stupid. and it's hard to disagree. get this, there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the spy drone, $2.5 billion. you might think there would be urgent meetings at the white house, but there are none. no meetings or phone calls between the president and republican leaders. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> certainly not encouraging. >>>...
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the pentagon is making its tournament of roses debut honoring the veterans of the korean war. >> make sure you check out the rose parade on abc and the rose bowl. >> of course. >> and 2013 will begin with cold, cold weather in much of the country. they're saying the first week of january could be one of the coldest on record. >> what are we at, 35 last night in times square. kind of cold. it's been colder, but it's been warmer. >> it is bundle up weather, that's for sure. >> certainly bundle up weather. >>> meteorologist jim dicky here is now with more. >> good morning. and happy new year. unlike last winter, we've seen a pattern set up here where arctic air is surging in, and that will continue to do so the rest of the week. arctic air mass in place right now. the upper midwest morning temperatures below zero in minneapolis. minus four here. 14 in chicago. and this air headed towards the northeast. cold this morning in many cases. not as cold as we'll be tomorrow morning. 25 buffalo. syracuse, 13. into burlington. as the cold air filters in, many spots seeing wintry weather. snow sho
the pentagon is making its tournament of roses debut honoring the veterans of the korean war. >> make sure you check out the rose parade on abc and the rose bowl. >> of course. >> and 2013 will begin with cold, cold weather in much of the country. they're saying the first week of january could be one of the coldest on record. >> what are we at, 35 last night in times square. kind of cold. it's been colder, but it's been warmer. >> it is bundle up weather, that's...
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the pentagon ultimately found they were not inappropriate. the investigation was triggered as part of the david petraeus sex scandal. >> interesting. i remember from that scandal a few months ago, up to 30,000 pages of e-mails and documents from his communications with kelly between 2010 and 2012, but none of them have been made public. >> she was interviewed by howard curts recently. she says that is an exaggeration and there were about 300 e-mails. my question is, if you're in a military operation responsible for military operation, how do you have that much discretionary time to e-mail not your wife or your children, but sort of this socialite over 300 times? even 300 to me seems odd and inappropriate. but we don't know the content. >> right. we don't know. it habit -- hasn't been made public. i'm sure they would argue we're just friends and those were innocent the flirtatious e-mails. interesting scandal. >>> jerry sandusky is in fact facing a new lawsuit in connection with his child sex abuse case. a young man who testified against sandu
the pentagon ultimately found they were not inappropriate. the investigation was triggered as part of the david petraeus sex scandal. >> interesting. i remember from that scandal a few months ago, up to 30,000 pages of e-mails and documents from his communications with kelly between 2010 and 2012, but none of them have been made public. >> she was interviewed by howard curts recently. she says that is an exaggeration and there were about 300 e-mails. my question is, if you're in a...
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. >> reporter: two major seats have to be filled by president obama at the pentagon and cia. he announced his picks. former senator from nebraska, chuck hagel as defense secretary and long-time counterterrorism adviser john brennan as director of the cia. >> these two leaders have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. i'm confident they will do an outstanding job. >> reporter: hagel, a successful businessman who made millions in the cell phone industry before politics is a decorated vietnam vet and he would make history if confirmed by congress. >> he would be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. one of the few secretaries who have been wounded in war. and the first vietnam veteran to lead the department. >> i will always do my best for our country, for those i represent at the pentagon, and for all our citizens. >> reporter: but fellow republicans are not falling in line behind this pick. he's been criticized for his outspoken disapproval on the troop surge in iraq and for calling u.s. supporters of israel the jewish lobby. >> this i
. >> reporter: two major seats have to be filled by president obama at the pentagon and cia. he announced his picks. former senator from nebraska, chuck hagel as defense secretary and long-time counterterrorism adviser john brennan as director of the cia. >> these two leaders have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. i'm confident they will do an outstanding job. >> reporter: hagel, a successful businessman who made millions in the cell phone industry before...
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. >> the fatalities in the marine corps and what the pentagon is doing to prevent any other accidents like this. it is wednesday, march 20th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good morning. we are going to explain the risks in military training exercises and the accidents that can happen in our top story. >> another big headline this morning, protesters fed up with their government's plans to take money out of their bank accounts cover the country's budget mess. the protesters won this time. but the financial crisis in cyprus far from over. >>> then to an eye-opener -- a medical headline. genetic medicines, generic medicines including eye drops and pills can save you money. but what you don't know about generics that can harm you. get your facts before the trip to the pharmacy. >>> saving time and preventing hassle during your commute. gadgets for the car designed to keep you connected, comfortable and safe, our giz whiz is going to show up and tell us about this coming up in a little bit. >> really interesting stuff he has got
. >> the fatalities in the marine corps and what the pentagon is doing to prevent any other accidents like this. it is wednesday, march 20th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good morning. we are going to explain the risks in military training exercises and the accidents that can happen in our top story. >> another big headline this morning, protesters fed up with their government's plans to take money...